Princeton NJ Events
Events for Friday March 6, 2026
ARB'S 'CINDERRELLA', New Brunswick Performing Arts Center
Friday March 6, 2026
7:00 PM
American Repertory Ballet (ARB) presents the World Premiere of Cinderella, the timeless fairytale of a young woman who rises above adversity to find hope, love, and her own happily-ever-after. Performances take place March 6–8, 2026 at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center.
Audiences are invited into a world of enchantment as Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother alters her destiny, a Prince captures her heart, and kindness and courage prevail over cruelty. With choreography by Samantha Dunster, ARB’s recently appointed Artistic Director, this magical production features dazzling new sets and costumes, an international cast of professional artists, and 36 young students from Princeton Ballet School, the official school of American Repertory Ballet. A spellbinding experience for all ages, Cinderella is the outing for the whole family to enjoy!
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Open Mic Night, Princeton Public Library
Friday March 6, 2026
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Students in Princeton-area high schools are invited to perform at this teens-only event.
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Shrek, Music Mountain Theater
Friday March 6, 2026
7:30 PM
"Once upon a time, there was a little ogre named Shrek." Thus begins the tale of an unlikely hero who finds himself on a life-changing journey alongside a wisecracking Donkey and a feisty princess who resists her rescue. Throw in a short-tempered bad guy, a cookie with an attitude, and more than a dozen other fairy tale misfits, and you have the kind of mess that calls for a real hero. Luckily, there's one on hand.
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Renaissance and Baroque Lutes, and Guitars, The Dryden Ensemble
Friday March 6, 2026
7:30 PM
The Dryden Ensemble returns with its artistic director, Daniel Swenberg, in a program entitled The Most Faithful Companion: Lute and Guitar Trios from the 17th Century on Friday, March 6 at 7:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation, located on 50 Cherry Hill Road off Hwy. 206, Princeton, NJ. Admission is free, though donations will be gratefully accepted. Daniel Swenberg will be joined by Adam Cockerham and Dušan Balarin, performing on Renaissance and Baroque lutes and Baroque guitars of various sizes and tunings. The trio will perform rarely heard ensembles by Dowland, Purcell, Piccinini, Cazzati, Corbetta, and Radolt.
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Circus Quixote, McCarter Theatre
Friday March 6, 2026
7:30 PM
Cervantes’ classic is reimagined in a dazzling new production from the creators of McCarter audience favorites, Lookingglass Alice and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Somewhere in La Mancha there lived a man who read so many books that his brains dried up…so he becomes a knight! As Don Quixote embarks on his impossible quest for justice, Lookingglass Theatre’s signature acrobatics, breathtaking visuals, and boundless imagination transport audiences into his wild, windmill-tilting world.
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South Brunswick Jazz Café Concert – Kai Gibson Quintet
Friday March 6, 2026
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Kai Gibson is a bassist from Lawrenceville, NJ. He first began studying jazz with the Princeton Studio Band in high school and graduated Berklee College of Music in 2021. Kai has studied with musicians such as Billy Kilson, Linda May Oh, Bruce Gertz, John Lockwood, Danny "Mo" Morris and has shared the stage with musicians like Richie Cole, Randy Brecker, Phil Grenadier, Ralph Bowen, Steve Kramer, and many others. He plays jazz, rock, blues, bluegrass, gypsy-jazz and many of other styles of music across the tri-state area. Kai's recent projects have included recording a large catalogue of original fusion music with several bands of colleagues (releasing in 2026).
South Brunswick Municipal Complex 540 Route 522 (Ridge Rd.), Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852 Admission $6 at the door - Light refreshments included + BYOB Doors open 7:15PM – No reservations, no advance ticket sales For more info, www.sbarts.org
